Chapter 4
The Beginning Phase with Groups
Please note that the items marked with a “w” are also available as interactive Tutorial Quizzes on
1. w The counselor should design the structure of first group meeting to meet
which of the following objectives? (p. 61)
2. To make co-leadership of a group successful, the leaders should: (p. 93)
3. w The process in which the counselor reopens the issues of contracting by
providing a clearer statement of purpose or exploring the group members’
resistance or lack of connection to the service is: (p. 86)
4. The first two processes the counselor should attend to when starting a new group are: (p.
64)
5. An important objective of the counselor in the first group session is: (p. 67)
6. w The purpose of introductions in the first group in the Couples’ Group illustration
was: (p. 67)
7. The purpose of problem-swapping in the Couples’ Group was: (p. 68)
8. w The __________ function of the group leader can be seen in action
during the problem-swapping exercise (“Couples’ Group”) as he
encourages individual members to speak to the group and share the
concerns they are bringing to the forefront and at the same time helps
group members respond to the individual. (p. 69)
9. Acknowledging that it is hard to begin and that it is difficult to discuss
personal subjects with people one doesn’t know might be useful: (p. 69)
10. w A member of the group who assumes a leadership role in a situational or
ongoing basis is a(n): (p. 79)
Test Bank-37
T w 1. Most clients bring to first meetings an extensive fund of some form of group
experience. (p. 71)
F 2. Group members are very observant, but rarely read cues of tension
between group leaders. (p. 93)
T 3. Contracting in an ongoing group usually takes place over a number
of sessions. (p. 64)
T w 4. Clarifying the group leader’s role and method of attempting to help
the group do its work is an important objective of the first session. (p. 62)
T w 5. It is not unusual for group members to use the early sessions to
offer “near” problems in a way that presents them as issues and at
the same time defends them from discussion. (p. 68)
T 6. With involuntary groups, the task of the group leader is try to find
the faint lines of connection between the real, felt needs of the
involuntary client and the potential services offered by the group. (p. 63)
F w 7. A mandatory client who is required to engage in services, usually by an agency
policy, a court, or a family member, is never likely to participate in the group in a real way. (p.
65)